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Nov 29, 2021, 8:47 AM
E visas treaty would aid both Israel and U.S.
Despite some recent changes to the U.S. employment-based immigration system, there have been some visa categories that the administration has yet to address. One such category is the E visa. Although the United States has E-2 visa agreements with more than 70 countries, including Azerbaijan,...
Jul 2, 2018, 9:48 PM
A History of the US Border Crisis
The separation of children from their parents at the US border has a long and nebulous history.  What makes the situation so confusing is that it doesn’t involve any single “law” so much as a series of interrelated laws, judicial decisions, and policy changes over twenty...
May 22, 2018, 7:58 PM
E Visas: Economic & Cultural Exchange
Despite some recent changes to the U.S. employment based immigration system, there have been some visa categories that the Administration has yet to address. One such category is the E visa. Although the United States has E-2 visa agreements with more than 70 countries, including...
Apr 17, 2018, 6:22 PM
The “Extreme” Airport Experience
In an effort to continue “extreme vetting” of foreign nationals, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a notice modifying the Privacy Act system of records in the Federal Registrar.[1] The notice details the federal government’s plans to expand its airport security measures to include...
Jan 27, 2018, 1:13 AM
Make the American Workforce American Again
In April, the president signed the “Buy American and Hire American” executive order, which directed the departments of state, justice, labor, and homeland security — which oversees the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — to “suggest reforms” that would ensure “H-1B visas are awarded to...
Nov 9, 2017, 8:49 PM
Keeping the Melting Pot Spicy
President Trump once used the murder of Kathryn Steinle, who, according to authorities, was killed by an illegal immigrant with a criminal past, to argue for a ban on Muslims entering the country. Now, after an attack that killed eight in lower Manhattan on Halloween...
Aug 9, 2017, 6:59 PM
The RAISE Act Falls Short
On August 2, 2017, Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, with the support of President Trump, introduced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act (RAISE Act), which seeks to substantially reform the current U.S. immigration system and replace it with a merits based...
Jul 5, 2017, 8:27 PM
The Trump travel ban: Who is family and who isn’t?
On Monday, June 26, 2017, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari and consolidated the 4th and 9th Circuit Courts of Appeals cases that prohibited the enforcement of President Trump’s travel ban. In doing so, the US Supreme Court partially lifted the preliminary injunctions issued by the 4th and...
May 18, 2017, 10:27 PM
Sanctuary Cities: Balancing Immigration Enforcement With Other Mandates of City Life
On April 21, 2017, Alan R. Hanson, the Acting Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice (USDOJ), sent letters to eight “Sanctuary Cities,” including Sacramento, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Miami, Milwaukee, and New York City, warning local governments of these cities that they...
Mar 9, 2017, 5:54 PM
The Risk of Traveling With an Undocumented Nanny on Pesach
With Passover on the horizon, many Jewish families elect to spend their time away from home. These “Pesach vacations” add travel to a holiday already imbued with numerous chores – getting to be machmir can often require hours of labor.  With the added cleaning, travel, food preparation, and family commitments, some will rely...
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About Me
Michael Wildes is Managing Partner of Wildes & Weinberg, a leading immigration law firm in the U.S. Wildes is a former Federal Prosecutor with the US Attorney's Office who has testified on Capitol Hill in connection with anti-terrorism legislation. He is Adjunct Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, where he teaches immigration law and serves as personal immigration lawyer to Melania Trump, Pele and Jean-Georges.